Sanitation milestone for municipality

Sanitation milestone for municipality

The
Sembakkam Municipality has declared its 15 wards as “open defecation
free” following a survey some time ago, said Municipal Commissioner K.
Rajendran.

He said the Municipality has made a public announcement
in this regard. If there is any dispute over the claim or suggestions
to improve hygiene, residents can write to the authorities and the
necessary steps would be taken to rectify the issue, he said.

Social
activists said that many of the wards that have been declared open
defecation-free are urban in nature. Certain others that form part of
the lake bed, such as wards 4, 5, 8, 9 and 10, have been made ODF areas
by enforcing discipline among residents.